ABBEYBRANEY came unstuck over the Grand National fences last time but should find the task a little easier in the John Townroe’s 80th BirthdayVeterans’ Handicap Chase at Haydock today.

Paul Nolan’s Colnel Rayburn will have his prep run for the John Smith’s Grand National when lining up in the Tote “Online Betting For Cheltenham” Newlands Chase at Naas on Sunday.